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Please explain the differences between simple past and past progressive! Explain by using example each of it (explanation at least 150 words).


SIMPLE PAST TENSE!
 

Simple past tense form of the verb is used to express activities or events that do occur in the future or past. The past can be a long time ago, a couple of years ago, a few months ago, a few weeks ago, a few days ago, a few hours ago, a few minutes ago, and others.

As already mentioned above that in the simple past tense, change the verb used is a change in a second form of the verb (verb2). In general, changes in the form of both verbs are always followed by the suffix "ed". Changes in general is called a regular verb. However, in practice, not all changes in both the verb followed by the suffix "ed", this is called the irregular verb. So - should be careful to distinguish where the verb is classified as a regular verb and where the verb is classified as irregular verbs.

Example : They went to Bali last week

PAST PROGRESSIVE!

As the past tense, past progressive tense is also used to talk about events in the past. However, past progressive tense, more specifically used to talk about the events that are taking place at a certain time in the past. In the past progressive construction, we are no longer using To Be in the present but in the form of the past. There are three forms of To Be present that is, am, are. To Be The third is structurally transformed into two forms only in the past version of the form that was (to is and am) and were (in acres).

Besides To Be past, past progressive tense also uses a form of the gerund is a verb that dibendakan. In general, gerund can occupy the position as subject, complement, or object of a sentence. Some examples gerund is singing , dancing, thinking , holding , kicking , and others. A detailed description of past progressive tense contained in the following description.

Example : He was sitting on the front yard while his friend was reading a novel

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